Improper output neutralization for logs in Zabbix - CVE-2024-42332

 

Improper output neutralization for logs in Zabbix - CVE-2024-42332

Published: December 1, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101064
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42332
CWE-ID: CWE-117
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to spoof contents of the log files.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing SNMP trap logs. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input to the application and spoof the contents log files shown via the Zabbix UI.

Note, successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the SNMP authentication is turned off and/or the attacker has knowledge of the community/auth details.


Affected software

Zabbix
Fedora
zabbix6.0
zabbix

How to mitigate CVE-2024-42332

Install updates from vendor's website.

Zabbix - addressed in versions 6.0.35 rc1, 6.4.20 rc1, 7.0.3 rc1
zabbix6.0 - update to 6.0.36-1.el8
zabbix - addressed in versions 6.0.36-1.el9, 6.0.36-1.fc40

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